Trees in their youth

​Who were you in high school? What do you remember? What have you chosen to forget? In the mid 2000s, four seniors navigate the perils of privilege, race, gender, and sexuality as they struggle to come of age in their cloistered Bay Area town.

​Who were you in high school? What do you remember? What have you chosen to forget? In the mid 2000s, four seniors navigate the perils of privilege, race, gender, and sexuality as they struggle to come of age in their cloistered Bay Area town.

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Trees in their youth

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  • Asher Wyndham: Trees in their youth

    An exceptional ensemble play about high school exploring school and individual spirit. Does that while exploring themes around privilege, race, and sexuality. With its bad dance moves, bad rap, and workout sessions, the playwright gives it to us raw and honest and awkward and cringe about being a high school kid in America. Check it out!

    An exceptional ensemble play about high school exploring school and individual spirit. Does that while exploring themes around privilege, race, and sexuality. With its bad dance moves, bad rap, and workout sessions, the playwright gives it to us raw and honest and awkward and cringe about being a high school kid in America. Check it out!

  • Cheryl Bear: Trees in their youth

    A revealing coming of age tale that captures the journey honestly. Well done.

    A revealing coming of age tale that captures the journey honestly. Well done.

  • Nick Malakhow: Trees in their youth

    This piece uses line breaks in a truly wonderful way, capturing a somewhat lyrical, but also natural rhythm of speech effortlessly. I also loved the amplified and heightened world of the piece. While high school coming of age stories tend to be full of oft-used tropes, the characters rendered here were recognizable, but also fresh, unique, and distinct. This piece captures with theatricality, music, and rhythm what disingenuous teen movies fail to capture onscreen. Wonderful on the page, and would be even more kinetic onstage!

    This piece uses line breaks in a truly wonderful way, capturing a somewhat lyrical, but also natural rhythm of speech effortlessly. I also loved the amplified and heightened world of the piece. While high school coming of age stories tend to be full of oft-used tropes, the characters rendered here were recognizable, but also fresh, unique, and distinct. This piece captures with theatricality, music, and rhythm what disingenuous teen movies fail to capture onscreen. Wonderful on the page, and would be even more kinetic onstage!

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Development History

  • Type Workshop, Organization Lark Play Development Center, Year 2016

Production History

  • Type University, Organization Columbia University, Year 2016

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